Tire.



W. H. BAGHTEL TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1907.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent. a plication flied August 1, 1907.Serial so. 387,458.

Patented Au 24, 1909.

Canton, in the county of Stark and State of I 5 Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in res; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear and exact description of the-same,reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a art 9. of thisspecification, and to the numera s of reference marked thereon,-in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view showing the tire properly attached to awheel. F' 2 is a tramverse section of the wheel felly s owing roperlyconnected. Fig. 3 is a longitudina section showing a portion. of thetire, showing the different parts properly connected.

Theplresent invention has relation to tires, especia y designed forautomobiles and. bi-

cycles, or cushioned tires for any class of.; ve

hicles, andit consists in the novel arrangement hereinafter describedand particularly pointed out in the claim. Similar numerals of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the accompanlying drawing, '1 represents the wheel folly w 'ch ispreferably of the 30 form shown in the drawin and in this-instance ispreferably forme of metal and its periphery provided with which flan esare located substantiall' as shown in t e drawings. Within the felly 1are located any desired number of segmental followers 2, which segmentalfollowers are located in the folly and held in fixed adjustment by theset screws 3, the contact ends of which abut against the inner faces ofthe fol- 4 lower sections 2. The set screws 3 are formed of sufiicientlength to extend through the 1 felly 1, which fe y is provided withscrew threaded apertures, through which the screws ass.

It be understood that by rotating the set screws 3 in one direction thefollowers will be forced outward or away from the center of the wheel,thereby e anding the diameter of the circle inclosed y the segmentalsec- 60 tions-2. Upon the segmental sections 2 and in contact therewithis located the cushion filling 5, which may be of an suitable mate rialsuch as cork whereby t e roper resiliency is produced, which cork or hematerial is located between the segmental follower sections 2 and theouter tread or cover 4,

rooved flanges 6, Y

. which outer tread covering is referably formed of heavy canvas,leather or ike material, such as commonly-used in tires of this lund. Inuse the segmental sections2 are placed in roper relative position withreference to t e elly 1, after which the cushion or resilient materialis placed upon the outer surfaces of the segmental followers 2. Thetread strip 4 is then placed in proper osition and held upon the felly,by means 0 the rooved flanges 6 and the clamping rings or ands 7, whichclamping rings or bands are partially seated in the grooves formed inthe anges 6, the tread strip coming between the grooved flanges and theclamping rings or ands 'Z. I For the pur ose of properly clamping thetread strip 4 t e clampingrings or hands are each provided with the turn"buckle 8, or their equivalents. Inconnecting the tread strip 4 one edgeof thestri is connected. to one of the grooved flan es y means of thelamp' ring or band a er which said stri is stret dfied over theresilient material 5 and may be temporarily held by the pins 9, whichpins are passed throu h apertures 10 formed in the flange 6 after wich-the second clamping ring or band is placed in position and properlyclamped, thereby securelyconnect- 1n fe y 1.

It will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement I am enabled tokeep the tread stri 4 roperly stretched at all times and un er acircumstances by the adjustment of and clamping the tread stripto the tthe follower sections 2, and I am also enabled" to com ress the-materiallocated between the foll dwer sections and the tread strip, therebyproducing a firm but yielding tread for the vehicle wheel roper. Anotherbeneficial result obtaine by the adjustment. of the follower-sections 2,is I am enabled to give the tread strip 4any desired tension and at thesame time compress the material lying between the follower sections andthe tree strip. This is of importance, owing to the fact that thetension varies from time to time, either from atmospheric causes or omuse. I

It is well understood that in usethe resilient material which receivesthe thrust becomes more compact from use, thereby releasing the tensionof the tread strip 4, but by providing means for adjusting the follower,difierent de rees of tension are provided for under all circumstancesand conditions. The follower sections should be so formed that when theyare placed in the felly there will be no loose motion as between saidsections and the felly, but said follower sections should be so adjustedas to size, that they are free to be moved by the set screws 3. It willbe understood that the set screws 3 should be formed of suflicientstrength to form the proper backing for the follower sections 2. Thedifferent parts of the tire proper can be easily assembled owin totheact that the felly is an open channe thereby allowing for the easyintroduction of the follower member or members 2 and also the yieldingfilling after which the tread strip '4 can be easily adjusted.

By locating the followers 2 in the channeled felly 1 and spacin theouter faces of the segmental followers om the inner faces of the felly 1beyond their contact points,

and by placing the resilient material as shown, that is to say betweenthe inner faces of the felly and the outer spaced faces of thefollowers, a better cushion is produced, owing to the fact that theresilient material is extended for a considerable distance against theinner faces of the felly 1 and by the outward movement of the segmentalvided with fel y contact portions, said con-,

tact portions extended at their inner edges, a resilient materiallocated upon the segmental follower sections, and in contact with theinner faces of the channel felly, a treadstrip located upon theresilient material, means for holding the tread-strip in contacttherewith, and means for adjusting the segmental follower sections,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above, I

have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses. 7

WILLIAM H. BAGHTEL Witnesses F. W. BOND, SYLVIA BORON.

